Miner wants Energy Resources Australia chair to resign after minority shareholders threw doubt over Ranger mine rehabilitation
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Global miner Rio Tinto has dramatically escalated its war with minority shareholders in the company that owns the Jabiluka and Ranger uranium deposits at Kakadu, calling on the Energy Resources Australia chair, Peter Mansell, to resign.
Rio, which owns 86% of ERA, has pledged to rehabilitate the tapped-out Ranger open-cut mine and says it will not dig for uranium at Jabiluka as long as its traditional owners, the Mirrar people, maintain their long-held opposition to the mine.
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Continue reading…Miner wants Energy Resources Australia chair to resign after minority shareholders threw doubt over Ranger mine rehabilitationFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastGlobal miner Rio Tinto has dramatically escalated its war with minority shareholders in the company that owns the Jabiluka and Ranger uranium deposits at Kakadu, calling on the Energy Resources Australia chair, Peter Mansell, to resign.Rio, which owns 86% of ERA, has pledged to rehabilitate the tapped-out Ranger open-cut mine and says it will not dig for uranium at Jabiluka as long as its traditional owners, the Mirrar people, maintain their long-held opposition to the mine.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading…